AP TV THE SIMPSONS A FILE ENT

FILE – In this undated publicity photo released by Fox shows characters from the animated series, “The Simpsons,” from left, Maggie, Marge, Lisa, Homer and Bart. The FXX network plans a marathon telecast this summer of episodes of ìThe Simpsonsî _ all 552 of them consecutively. The network said Wednesday, April 9, 2014, that the marathon starts on Aug. 21 and will continue into Labor Day. FXX programming chief Chuck Saftler said it coincides with the networkís purchase of rerun rights and the development of an app that gives access to every episode of the long-running animated series. (AP Photo/Fox, File) ORG XMIT: NYET307